Retriever for circular typewriter erasers



March 31. 1925. 1,531,703 E. T. LAGERHOLM I RETRIEVER FOR CIRCULARTYPEWRITER ERASERS Filed Sept. 14, 1922 wumatoz ville and Patented Mar.31, 1925.

EDWARD T. LAGER-HOLM, or GREENVILLE, SOUTH. CAROLINA.

RETRIEVER ron CIRCULAR TYPEWRITER nansnns,

Application filed September 14, 1922. Serial N0. 588,216.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. LAGER- HOLM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding at Greenville, in the county of'Green- State of South Carolina,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Retrievers forCircular Typewriter Erasers, of which the ficat-ion.

This invention relates to office appliances and has special reference toa retriever for typewrite erasers.

It is a well understood fact that typists are continually mislaying andlosing the small round erasers that are commonly employed in makingerasures on typewritten documents.

One important object of this invention is to provide an improved andnovel device which may be placed on the machine or desk where suchtypewriting is being done and which will hold the eraser when not in usein a readily accessible position and will automatically return saideraser to sucni position as soon as the eraser is released after using.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improvedform of eraser retriever wherein the eraser will be held in elevatedposition with its flat sidetoward the typist.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically' claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved retriever.

Figure 2 is a vertical median section therethrough.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the device partly in section.

In the construction of this invention, there is provided a housing whichconsists of a substantially cylindrical portion isup ported on a base 11provided wit-h an attaching flange 12 wherethrough screws 13 ma pass forattachment of the device to a tab e, or typewriter. Through the hollowfollowing is a specicylinderical portion 10 passes a shaft 14 whereon ismounted a hollow drum 15. Within the drum 15 is a spiral spring 16, oneend of which is secured to the shaft 14 while the other cry of saiddrum. On the drum is wound a cord 17, the winding of the cord being inopposite direction to the spring 16 so that when the cord is drawn OKthe spring will be wound up at this time to retract the cord. Extendingradially from one side of the housing 10 is a hollow tapering boss 18,the smaller end of the boss being toward the center of the housing- Fromthe larger end of this boss extends a lateral flange 19 curved upward asat 20 at its periphery and the cord 17 runs through this boss and isprovided at its outer end with a tapered plug 21 which fits the boss 18and has on its outer end? an internally threaded hollow boss 22 ofproper size to fit within the opening in the center of the circulareraser 23. A screw 24 is threaded into this hollow extension and holdsthe eraser in position. From an inspection of the drawings it will beseen that when the plug 21 is drawn into the hollow boss the eraser 23will rest against the curved periphery 20 of the flange 19. The edges oftheeraser willthus be spaced from the housing and the eraser will facethe operator who, when it is desired to use the same, can grasp theeraser and draw it into position for use. When through'with the eraserthe operator has simply to let end is secured to the periphgo of thesame whereupon, by action of the spring 16, it will fly back intoposition, as shown.

There has thus been provided a simple and'eificient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form andconstruction of the invention without departing from the material spiritthereof. It is not, therefore,

desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown anddescribed, but it is desired to include all such as properly come withinthe scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

In a retriever for typewriter erasers, a

base, a cylindrical housing carried by said case, a spring wound drumwithin said housing, a hollow boss PIOJGCtlIlg from one side of thehousing, a cord Wound on said tapered Whereloy't-he plug Willfit Withinthe 1 drum and extending through said boss, a, hollow boss.

lateral flange having/3: an upturnecl edge at the outer end of saidhollow boss, a plug fixed on the free end of said cord and adapted tofifiw'ithih't-heopening' of a type: Writer eraser, ancla screw engagingsaid plug to hold the eraser'releasibl thereon, said boss and plug beingcorrespondingly In testmony whereofafli'icmy signature in presence oftwo witnes'ses.

EDWARD T LAG-ERHOLM.

Witnessee:

G. F. LAGERHOLM', J AMES? MGGGSKER.

